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When families make the difficult decision to place a loved one into a nursing home facility, they place an extraordinary amount of faith and trust in the chosen facility and its nursing staff. Because the elderly require a higher degree of care and supervision than typical patients, nursing home residents are guaranteed certain rights by federal and Massachusetts laws.

Our nursing home lawyers have represented victims and their families in all areas of nursing home abuse and neglect cases throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. At the forefront of nursing home abuse cases, our attorneys consult with legal counsel and other lawyers nationwide in their own nursing home abuse cases.

Our experience includes nursing home abuse and neglect cases that involved:

Aspiration pneumonia (also known as anaerobic pneumonia) is an inflammation, usually due to an infection, of the lungs and bronchial tubes that occurs after inhaling foreign matter such as vomit, food, or liquid.

Aspiration Pneumonia

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Bedsores/pressure sores/pressure ulcers are open wounds that often occur on skin covering bony areas of the body.

Bedsores and Decubiti Ulcers

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In nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals, broken bones are often the result of a fall.

Broken Hip and Bones

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ll burns require immediate medical care due to them having less resilient skin and taking longer to recover from injuries.

Burns and Scalding

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Many elderly patients and residents with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other cognitive impairments cannot eat safely on their own.

Choking

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Nursing home and assisted living facility residents may get dehydrated or malnourished for many reasons.

Dehydration and Malnutrition

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Elderly patients are vulnerable to complications from intravenous fluid overload.

Fluid Overload

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Seppsis occurs when the chemicals that the body releases to fight the infection causes inflammation throughout the entire body instead. Severe cases can lead to septic shock, a medical emergency.

Gangrene and Sepsis

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Improper sedation can result in a range of unwanted/uncomfortable symptoms or lead to dangerous life-threatening complications.

Improper Sedation

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The elderly in nursing homes and assisted living facilities have become dependent to some degree on others to help them with daily activities.

Mental Abuse

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Although drugs can save lives when used carefully, few drugs are completely free of risks or side effects.

Over Medication

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Like mental abuse, elderly residents are particularly susceptible to physical abuse, the use of physical force or violence to cause bodily harm, injury, or pain to an individual.

Physical Abuse

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When used incorrectly, physical restraints can result in strangulation, increased agitation, bed sores, incontinence, and other complications from immobilization.

Physical Restraints

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Elderly patients may refuse to shower or bath, change clothes, or clean up after themselves. This can be due to depression, loss of senses such as smell and taste, or even memory loss.

Poor Hygiene

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The inflammation disrupts blood flow to vital organs, causing a drop in blood pressure and can result in death. Septic shock often occurs in the elderly and those with a weakened immune system.

Septic Shock and Impaction

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Sexual abuse is any unwanted sexual conduct against an individual including sexual contact with a person unable to communicate consent or disapproval.

Sexual Abuse

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Strangulation can result from improper restraint use, lack of resident monitoring, or direct physical assault.

Strangulation

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Verbal abuse of elderly residents can result in negative behavior changes, stress, and if left unchecked, can potentially lead to further mental and physical abuse.

Verbal Abuse

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Any individual with memory problems who is able to walk is at risk for wandering.

Wandering and Elopement

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A wrongful death is a situation where the person that died, did so as a result of another individual(s)’ or entity’s conduct or lack of appropriate conduct.

Vermont

Only 1 in 14 cases of elder abuse is reported. We understand that speaking about your experience is difficult. Don’t stay silent any longer; the Law Office of David J. Hoey is here to listen and fight for you.

Massachusetts

Nearly 10,000 elder abuse and neglect cases were confirmed in Massachusetts during 2017. We fight for these victims’ justice and to reduce the number of cases in the future.

New Hampshire

Every five seconds, a senior citizen is the victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse or neglect. We don’t stand idle when this happens. Call us and we’ll fight against these injustices.

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Who We Serve

We serve families of loved ones in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, day centers, wheelchair van transports, malpractice, and home care. Our firm helps victims of neglect, abuse, and maltreatment in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, no matter which county, town, or city they live in. We also answer requests to consult with other lawyers and help represent families and victims in many other states.